Violin sounds flat and disgusting?
So I'm recording tomorrow along with a flute and clarinet, a piece we wrote. I've only been plying it for a few days but the wound is wonderful when I hear it first hand as I'm playing it. I decided to record it using Voice Memos on my iPhone 5s but the moment I played it back, it played flat and awful. It ashamed me that I'd been playing that out loud for my entire family for 2 days straight.
It's not just the piece, anyone I try, even famous ones with great melodies, sounds great to me but is actually disgusting being recorded.
How can I improve my playing so it sounds good on recording? Or do I need a better recording device?